The Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City will host “Beyond Bathrooms & Binaries” on Monday, June 17, at 6 p.m. Controversies about transgender students, athletes and military service members have drawn attention to the challenges gender-nonconforming people face in public life. Dr. Kiki Jamieson, president of the Fund for New Jersey, will explore through informed conversations and specific examples why labels are so complex and whether gender categories are useful.

Jamieson directed the Pace Center for Civic Engagement and taught in the politics department at Princeton University,…